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828014

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the capacity of the UK’s waste recycling system.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	123974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The latest figures available for England in 2016 show that there were 2,782 recycling treatment facilities permitted managing 72.4 million tonnes of waste. There were also 2,420 metal recovery facilities managing 13.8 million tonnes of waste.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has signalled clear ambitions for resources efficiency in the Clean Growth Strategy, Industrial Strategy and 25 Year Environment Plan, which set out an ambition for zero avoidable waste by 2050. We are committed to supporting comprehensive and frequent waste and recycling collections which protect local amenity and ensure that products are recycled as much as possible. The Government is developing a new strategy on resources and waste to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/01/2018 11:49:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

828100

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Waste Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to release the next edition of UK Statistics on Waste; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	124060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The next edition of UK Statistics on Waste is currently listed with a provisional release date of March 2018 and it is expected that a firm date will be confirmed this month.</p><p> </p><p>The publication date announcement can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/uk-statistics-on-waste--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/uk-statistics-on-waste--2</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/01/2018 11:37:00 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

828147

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dogs: Electronic Training Aids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of electronic training devices for dogs.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	124107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We have updated the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs (made under the Animal Welfare Act 2006), and strengthened the form of wording on the use of negative training methods. The draft code, which is currently before Parliament, makes it clear that any training method which includes physical punishment may cause pain, suffering and distress and could lead to aggressive responses and worsen the problems they aim to address.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 124108 question first answered 25/01/2018 17:54:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

828148

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dogs: Electronic Training Aids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of electronic training collars on dog welfare.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	124108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We have updated the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs (made under the Animal Welfare Act 2006), and strengthened the form of wording on the use of negative training methods. The draft code, which is currently before Parliament, makes it clear that any training method which includes physical punishment may cause pain, suffering and distress and could lead to aggressive responses and worsen the problems they aim to address.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 124107 question first answered 25/01/2018 17:54:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

828151

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Livestock: Antibiotics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to support a reduction in the use of antibiotics in the farming industry to reduce the risk of anti-microbial resistance.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	124111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>In 2013 the Government published its Five-Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy, which aimed to improve the stewardship of existing antibiotics, improve infection prevention and control, and optimise prescribing practice.</p><p>In 2016, as part of the Government’s response to the Independent Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, Defra committed to reduce sales of antibiotics for use in livestock by 20% to 50mg/kg by 2018. This target was met two years early. The latest data from 2016 shows that sales had fallen to 45mg/kg.</p><p>Defra continues to work with the livestock industry to implement the ambitious sector specific targets published in October 2017 to promote further reduction in antibiotic use, underpinned by improvements in biosecurity, husbandry practices and disease prevention.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2018 17:48:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

828276

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Poultry: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase biosecurity for poultry in Dorset and West Hampshire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	124236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>An England-wide Avian Influenza Prevention Zone is currently in place which requires all captive bird keepers, including those of poultry and regardless of the size of the flock, to put enhanced biosecurity measures in place. Measures include feeding and watering birds indoors to minimise mixing with wild birds; minimising movement in and out of bird enclosures; cleaning and disinfecting footwear; and keeping areas where birds live clean and tidy.</p><p> </p><p>The Prevention Zone will be in place until further notice and will be kept under regular review as part of our work to monitor the threat of avian influenza.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2018 17:43:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

825727

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Bees: Insecticides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on the bee population of using Sulfoxaflor and Flupyradifurone as alternatives to Neonicotinoids.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	123794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Insecticides are only permitted for use if scientific risk assessments find no harmful effect on people and no unacceptable effects on the environment. Assessment and decision making for active substances takes place at EU level and sulfoxaflor and flupyradifurone were approved in 2015. Products containing approved active substances can only be used if authorised by the UK. No authorisation has been given to date for any product containing sulfoxaflor or flupyradifurone. The assessment of any application for such a product would include full consideration of the potential effects on bees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2018 18:07:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

825487

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Common Agricultural Policy: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on undertaking a review of the Common Agricultural Policy Convergence uplift since the meeting of 6 November 2017 with the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	123626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials are in regular discussion with their Scottish counterparts on the future of agriculture policy after the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on future funding arrangements will be taken by the Government drawing on representations from the devolved administrations. As we move to a new agriculture and land management policy that works for the whole of the UK, we have committed to ensure that all parts of the UK are treated fairly and that their individual circumstances are taken into account. On 23 October 2017, the member for Dumfries and Galloway wrote to the Secretary of State requesting a review of the funding allocations. We will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2018 18:02:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

825521

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Rabbits: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in ensuring protection for the welfare of domestic rabbits.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	123659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We have not carried out any specific assessment of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in relation to rabbits. However, when the 2006 Act was reviewed in 2010 and when the Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs carried out its review “Animal Welfare in England: Domestic Pets” there were no specific recommendations made relating to rabbits. New regulations on the sale of pet animals including rabbits will include a requirement that all licensed sellers must provide information about the animals on sale. New guidance will accompany the new regulations which will provide minimum enclosure sizes for all licensed sellers of rabbits.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2018 17:57:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

825595

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Potatoes: Jersey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of shortages of non-UK EU workers on the Jersey Royal potato crop yield.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	123723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Bailiwick of Jersey is a Crown Dependency and is an autonomous, self-governing jurisdiction with its own legislature, administrative, fiscal and legal systems and its own courts of law.</p><p> </p><p>Topics relating to agriculture and immigration in Jersey are therefore a matter for the Government of Jersey. Jersey is part of the Common Travel Area. There is a high level of cooperation between Jersey and the UK on immigration matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2018 18:04:44 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel